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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 40.1393, -74.6385

Estimated forage here is better than about 92% of sites in New Jersey. Against other New Jersey sites it stands out most in summer (97th percentile) and lowest in spring and fall (12th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (right here, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.1 mi NW, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.21 mi W.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 84th percentile (spring 52nd, summer 89th, fall 44th)
  • New Jersey: 92nd percentile (spring 12th, summer 97th, fall 12th)
  • Atlantic Coastal Pine Barrens: 91st percentile (spring 16th, summer 96th, fall 11th)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across New Jersey, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.

Season

  • First forage: Mar 16 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: Jun 1 to Aug 15 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Sep 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 312 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 150 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi NW, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 243 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 602 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi SE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 56 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi S, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 64 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi SW, blooms early Jun – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Soybeans, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar); light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Garden flowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red; light amber

An estimate from public maps (USDA crop maps 2021-2025 averaged, LANDFIRE vegetation), not a survey of the ground. Maps can't see garden plantings, understory density, other beekeepers' hives, or this year's weather. Honey composition is a nectar-source estimate, not a pollen analysis. Benchmark 2026.5. How this works.